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Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., are working to get the 60 votes needed for climate-change legislation to advance in the Senate. The senators are negotiating for some revisions to the legislation, including the addition of incentives for offshore drilling and nuclear power that would "broaden the base of support," Kerry said.

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The authors of the competing climate-change proposals in the Senate met Tuesday to continue discussions to find common ground. Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who are crafting a compromise bill, met with Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, who offered a "cap-and-dividend" measure last month.

Democratic senators plan to resume their push for a global-warming bill this week as President Barack Obama and other White House officials prepare for the U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is seeking a meeting with key Senate committee chiefs for a pre-summit session, while the bipartisan trio of Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., works on a draft legislative proposal.

Democratic senators plan to resume their push for a global-warming bill this week as President Barack Obama and other White House officials prepare for the U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is seeking a meeting with key Senate committee chiefs for a pre-summit session, while the bipartisan trio of Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., works on a draft legislative proposal.

Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., are working to get the 60 votes needed for climate legislation to advance in the Senate. The three senators are negotiating for revisions to the legislation, including the addition of incentives for offshore drilling that would "broaden the base of support," Kerry said.

Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., are working to get the 60 votes needed for the climate legislation to advance in the Senate. The senators are negotiating for some revisions to the legislation, including the addition of incentives for nuclear power that would "broaden the base of support," Kerry said.